Setters Shine at Dallas Stock Up Showcase

Erica Twarling July 31, 2024 @ 09:12 AM

Sunday afternoon balls were flying around and stock continued to rise at the Dallas Stock Up Showcase. Let's take a look at some of the athletes, in particular the setters who stood out at the Excel Sports Gym.    Let's kick it off with Class of 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='579175' first='Aubrey' last='Dean'], a 5'6” setter from Lewisville High School. Dean plays club for DIG. Aubrey has a great jump set, very smooth and effortless. She betters the ball each time she touches it and can run the offense in chaos or out of system. This setter can rack up the digs and knows to play floor defense first, before releasing to set. She also has a great driving float serve. Put her on your radar!   Another setter that stood out was 5'9” Class of 2026 Annabelle Fote from Judge Memorial High School. She could do just about every skill and do it well. The lefty takes big swings, and is not afraid to use a sneaky setter dump. She had great serve receive during serve and pass drills on Sunday. Fote also has a great driving serve that is deceiving coming from a lefty and plays great floor defense. Keep tabs on her this upcoming season!   Hebron High School product 6'0” Setter [player_tooltip player_id='568821' first='Kylie' last='Martin'] is a phenomenal setter who can swing big as well on the opposite pin. She has long levers and sets with ease. She makes distributing the ball across the net  look effortless. Martin transitions to the pin well and reaches high to get tool shots or can rip a ball down the line. She has a high ceiling and needs to be on Class of 2027 radar!   Peak Volleyball player and Class of 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='580013' first='Grace' last='Hoover'] is a 5'10” Setter who has great hands, long levers and hustles all over the floor. Hoover plays great floor defense and keeps her team in the rally. Sunday she had several deep serves that were  hard to handle. Her secondary position is Right Side and she has great court instincts with a roll shot over the block or a hard driven hit between the block or a high hand shot. Keep this multidimensional player on your radar!   Witnessed Class of 2027 5'9” Setter/Right Side [player_tooltip player_id='580060' first='Payton' last='Davis'] at GJNC in Las Vegas in 15 Liberty in a thrilling 3 set match lost against VCN 15 Black.  So it was  fun to see her at the showcase as well. She covers tips really well with her ability to run through the ball and keeps her team in the point. She has great hands, strong wrists and can also dig with her hands as well. Davis is also great at encouraging her teammates on the floor. She also can take a big rip at the opposite pin. Payton will attend Midway High School and plays club for Waco Juniors.Overall a solid athlete who can do a lot of different things!   Another setter at the showcase that also stood out in Las Vegas at GJNC in 15 Liberty was [player_tooltip player_id='427824' first='Elyse' last='Lam']. The Class of 2027 5'11” setter has beautiful hands and long levers. She can set the backset with ease or push the ball out to the pin. Lam can swing on the opposite pin and does a great job of using high hands to score. She also plays great floor defense. Really like her calm demeanor and effort on the court. Lam plays club for Summit and also attends Hebron High School. Wow, imagine Martin and Lam running a 6-2 this coming season! A great athlete with a high ceiling!   Lots of multi dimensional setters and athletes in this group! Overall enjoyed their floor presence and demeanor out on the court. Loved each setter's versatility whether they had to play defense, serve or swing out of the middle. Keep these floor generals on your radar!

Sunday afternoon balls were flying around and stock continued to rise at the Dallas Stock Up Showcase. Let's take a look at some of the athletes, in particular the setters who stood out at the Excel Sports Gym.